Dave Cohen -

Alleycat Software

  

Read Dave's new children's picture book, The Dog Behind the Couch: A Story About Social Anxiety. Pace is an adopted rescue dog who struggles with social anxiety, spending most of his time hiding behind a couch. Through a series of events and experiences, beautifully illustrated, he overcomes his fears to become a happy, healthy, fun-loving pet.

Each two page spread has descriptive text on the left, and a representative illustration on the right. The illustration prompts young readers with "Then, one day...to turn the page and see what happens next.

Children struggling with social anxiety will readily identify with Pace on his journey as he deals with situations including loud noises, new and different kinds of friends, and a special learning environment. In the end, Pace works up the courage and becomes "The Dog in Front of the Couch".

Read Dave's book, Executable File. In the story, Dan File is a wise cracking computer hacker who has serious problems with authority. A promising but tumultuous college career comes to a quick and nasty end, leaving him at the mercy of the retail industry. When an old college classmate throws Dan a lifeline, he suddenly finds himself leading the software development team at a hot data communications startup. Just as everything is on track, his life comes to a screeching halt when he's framed for a double murder. However, the prison transfer bus carrying Dan and five other inmates, including his original college roommate, Brax Johnson, loses control and crashes on an icy road. On the run with the opportunity to set things rights, Dan devises an ingenious plan to win both his and Brax's freedom. But first they have to make it through a fight in a homeless camp, an armed confrontation with Dan's nemesis, and several big surprises. Will Dan and Brax make it through the adversity and succeed in winning their freedom from false charges? Executable File is filled with fascinating technologies, some boasting real life promise, some offering cool techniques, and some just plain juvenile. Join Dan and Brax as they race to clear their names. It's a heckuva lot of fun, and you might just learn something.